Madi and Mom

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The leaves of the Red Bud trees are heart shaped. However, the flower is purple...we have no idea why it is called a Red Bud!! We do enjoy the one in our side yard that mysteriously popped up several years ago. Now it is about 10' tall and full of heart shaped leaves.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Mom would like to say aGREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOHootin' Anni and thank her for sponsoring today's...

All of today's pictures were taken at

Richard Stanhope Pullen donated 66.33 acres of farmland to Raleigh for use as a park. He called it an old cow pasture red and rocky. Pullen Park recently reopened after a two yearrenovation. The next picture is of the climate controlledbuilding

which is home to our

Please click on the video below to here today's songOn a Carouselby The Hollies Then scroll downto see all the pictures Mom took of the refurbished carouselwith all it's original animals.

Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to youRiding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?

Horses chasing 'cause they're racing. So they ain't so farOn a carousel, on a carousel

Nearer and nearer by changing horses, still so far away.People fighting for their places just get in my waySoon you'll leave and then I'll lose youStill we're going around, on a carousel, round and round and up down, up, down, up, down too.

As she leaves, she drops the presents that she won before.Pulling ducks out of the water, got the highest score.

Now's my chance and I must take it, a case of do-or-die

On a carousel, on a carousel round and round and round and round

round and round and round with you
Up, down, up, down, up, down, too

Note: the below picture is of kittehs with fishes in their mouths

Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to youRiding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?Now we take our ride togetherNo more chasing herOn a carousel

The carousel features 50 hand carved and hand painted animals.It was accepted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Some of the animals move, some are stationary.There are 30 horses and 20 other animals includingostriches, rabbits, cats, pigs, a tiger, a goat and a lion.

Many, many years ago the music for the carousel came from this beautiful
Wurlitzer. Today the music is automated.

Mom told me that at least four generations of her's and Dad's family have ridden on this
carousel. She told me my human sister used to call it the round, round when she was a wee kitteh.
Thank you for visiting us today.
Hugs Madi and Mom

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Mom is a pretty good egg so I told her she could share the following pictures of HER fine feathered friends with you.She is all giddy about these visitors...They are Cedar Waxwings. Mom thinks their facial markings make them look like bandits

They winter in our area but Mom rarely sees them. Yesterdaythere were dozens and dozens of them in our backyard and at our birdbath. They normally migrate to our mountains in early MarchMom says the mild winter must have them confused.

Note the red tips (thus wax wing) on their wings and their yellow tipped tail

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

You might recall from my last week's post on being Tagged, I don't like loud noises!!

Without consulting me, the peeps made arrangements to have some repair work done at the homestead last week. Mr. Repairman

arrived while I was napping in my special Sunpuddle chair.

I had no time to seek proper shelter.

Quick thinking on my part lead to this spot beside the island in the kitchen. I was also able to keep an eye on him. Lo and behold he saw me anyway. He told my peeps he had 3 cats and a woofie at home.